Vinyl Lettering Near Me for Vans, SUVs and Cars

If you are looking for vinyl lettering near me for a van, SUV or car, you can skip the shop visit and order online. Work Decals is based in Los Angeles, has no storefront, and ships across the United States. You measure the panel, type your lines, check a live preview and apply the decal yourself. One thing to know first: our lettering is a rectangle with the words printed on it, not individually cut letters.

What vinyl lettering means here

Cut-letter vinyl leaves only the letters on the paint. Ours is a made-to-order rectangle of 3M or Oracal vinyl in a color you pick, White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue, with your lines printed on it in Black, White, Red or Blue. There is no die-cut, reflective, metallic or no-background option. If you want letters sitting straight on the paint, read die-cut letters versus rectangular decals before you spend anything.

Measure before you order

A van, an SUV and a sedan have very different amounts of flat metal, so measure the vehicle you have.

1. Pick the panel. On a van that is usually the side panel or the sliding door. On an SUV or car it is a front door or the rear hatch or trunk lid.
2. With a tape measure, find the largest smooth, flat area. Leave out door handles, body creases, window trim, rubber seals and textured plastic.
3. Cut cardboard to 12, 18 and 24 inches wide, the three decal widths, and make each as tall as your lines will be. A three-line decal is taller than a one-line decal.
4. Tape each cutout up, walk across the lot and look at it the way a driver in the next lane would.

Pick the widest cutout that sits clear of every edge. Our door decal size guide goes deeper on widths.

What goes on a service van

Put the lines in this order of importance: the name, what you do, the phone number, then a website if it is short. A stranger should be able to tell your trade without calling. Two made-up layouts:

• NORTHGATE APPLIANCE REPAIR, Washers, dryers and ovens, 555-0134
• BRIGHT SLATE CLEANING, Homes, offices and move-outs, 555-0178

If your trade or state asks for a license number on vehicles, ask your licensing board what it wants before you design anything. The work van decals page has more layouts for vans specifically.

Order online in five steps

1. Choose the product. The Company Name Decal (Single Line) is $18.99 and prints the name alone. The Business Name + Phone Number decal is $30.99. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line is $51 and prints any five lines you type.
2. Type the lines exactly. They are printed as typed, so spelling and digits are yours to check.
3. Pick the pack. Single decal or Set of 2. A van lettered on both sides takes a set. A car lettered only on the rear hatch takes a single decal.
4. Check width and colors. The door builder flags lettering and sticker colors that sit too close together to read.
5. Pay and wait for tracking. Shipping is $7.99, or free at $99 and over. A tracking number is emailed one to two days after you order, and the package includes an instruction sheet and a link to the install video.

When the van needs USDOT lettering instead

Ordinary business lettering is not a marking. A van is marked with a name and USDOT number only when it counts as a commercial motor vehicle: used in interstate commerce with a weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, more than 8 paying passengers, more than 15 passengers, or placarded hazardous materials (49 CFR 390.5T). If it does, the name and number go on both sides (49 CFR 390.21). The cargo van and Sprinter van guide walks through the checks.